Kočov
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Kočov | |
|---|---|
 Ruins of the Church of Saint John the Baptist | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Kočov Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°48′32″N 12°44′12″E / 49.80889°N 12.73667°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Plzeň |
| District | Tachov |
| First mentioned | 1357 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.47 km2 (4.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 465 m (1,526 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 224 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 348 15 |
| Website | www |
Kočov (German: Gottschau) is a municipality and village in Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Kočov lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Tachov, 47 km (29 mi) west of Plzeň, and 125 km (78 mi) west of Prague.
Administrative parts
[edit]The villages and hamlets of Janov, Klíčov and Ústí are administrative parts of Kočov.
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1869 | 565 | — |
| 1880 | 652 | +15.4% |
| 1890 | 612 | −6.1% |
| 1900 | 598 | −2.3% |
| 1910 | 585 | −2.2% |
| 1921 | 612 | +4.6% |
| 1930 | 580 | −5.2% |
| 1950 | 225 | −61.2% |
| 1961 | 201 | −10.7% |
| 1970 | 206 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 210 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 189 | −10.0% |
| 2001 | 208 | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 199 | −4.3% |
| 2021 | 223 | +12.1% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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